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FIAT Cr.42 Restoration Update – June 2021

June 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

While it has been a while since our last update on progress with The Fighter Collection’s (TFC) ultra-rare Fiat CR.42 Falco restoration, we have learned of a marvelous collaboration behind the scenes to help return this charismatic […]

Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration – Spring 2021 Report

June 23, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We have periodically presented reports by Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration on an ultra-rare Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita WWII advanced, multi-engine trainer, but it has been almost a year since our last update. As mentioned in […]

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The ‘Greek Spitfire’ Arrives Home

June 2, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

On Thursday, May 27th, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc MJ755 arrived home in Greece following a three year restoration stint within the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar at former RAF Biggin Hill near London, England. MJ755 is the only ex-Hellenic […]

Avro Anson Mk.I W2472 – Restoration Progress at RAAF Amberley Australia

May 25, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently paid a visit to the restoration workshops at the Aviation Heritage Centre within RAAF Base Amberley near Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. One of the projects underway […]

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Dutch Fokker D.XXI – Resurrection Update – May, 2021

May 25, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans to build an accurate, airworthy replica of the iconic, though all-but-extinct Fokker D.XXI fighter plane. The project is coming together under the direction of […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – March/April, 2021

May 21, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Warbird Digest has just received the May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

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Classic Fighters of America: F-86F Performs First Engine Run

May 4, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

On Monday, May 3rd, Doug Matthews’ North American F-86F-30 Sabre (52-5116) performed its first engine test at the Classic Fighters of America facility in Titusville, Florida. We have been following this restoration project for some time […]

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Connecticut Air and Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair: Restoration Update – April, 2021

April 25, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Jerry M. O’Neill In 1971, after her journey from San Salvador to the USA, FG-1D Corsair Bu.92460 experienced the indignity of major parts removal, as part of a weight reduction effort to enable her new duty […]

Air Zoo Launches Restoration Fundraising Campaign for SBD and F-117 Projects

April 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Excitement is building at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the museum announces a fundraising competition to complete the restoration of their Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless (Bu.02173) and recently-arrived F-117A Nighthawk (85-0817) […]

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Birdcage Corsair Downunder – Restoration Update April, 2021 – Engine Installation

April 21, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

We have been following the restoration of Vought F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02270 at Parafield Airport near Adelaide, Australia for some years now. Owned by Bob Jarrett, the fighter is a USMC combat veteran from the Pacific […]

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